Runner Mom Chases Down Would Be Bike Burglar

Melissa Willets

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Melissa Willets is a mom of three girls, one of whom is a newborn. She writes about pregnancy, parenting, home, health, and beauty. She loves running and drinking red wine - but never simultaneously.

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Runner mom Sarah Tatterson of West Seattle, Washington, is officially my new hero. She recently chased down a thief who attempted to take her hubby's bike without thinking twice.

"I was in my living room... I happened to catch out of the corner of my eye a man walking into my detached garage," the accomplished half marathon runner told Good Morning America about her brush with the would-be burglar.

Tatterson ran outside and ordered the man to put down the bike he intended to steal, but he wasn't in the mood to back off.

"He looked me straight in the eye and kept going with the bike which made me angry for thinking he was bigger and stronger," the athletic mom said. So, instead of simply calling the police, Tatterson took off after him.

Lucky for her, the thief was not an athlete and she easily caught up to him within a mile. Tatterson joked that she had planned to run six miles that day and she easily could have done more.

Soon the police arrived and took over from there. But this runner mom is hoping for more than just justice for her hubby's bike booster. She would like to think that the aerobically unfit thief will be rehabilitated in prison.

This is one amazing mama! Not only can she handily defend herself against burglars, but she understands the meaning of forgiveness. I'm impressed!

Meanwhile, even though I am a runner too, I probably wouldn't be brave enough to chase down a thief. While I admire Tatterson for what she did, I'd be more likely to dial 911 than take off down the road after a man who was trying to claim my husband's bicycle.

Do you think Tatterson is brave or foolish for running after a would-be bike burglar?

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